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Entering February, Montgomery County teams have had no action for over a week, with most team’s last games dating back to January 21. With three weeks to go in the regular season, the county will enter February with twelve teams holding a winning record, including an undefeated Whitman squad and two others with just one loss, Magruder and Poolesville. In the season’s final three weeks before the postseason kicks off, here are the top storylines to watch for in Montgomery County Varsity Boys Basketball: 1. Four of Whitman’s (11-0) final games will come against teams with +.500 records, as the Vikings are set to play Sherwood and Richard Montgomery at home while they will travel to Walter Johnson and Damascus. Thus far, Whitman has only played three throughout the entire season, two of which were in the team’s first two games of the year. They took down now 8-4 Blair by 15, followed by an eight point win over 9-3 Kennedy, but competition has since slowed down. Most recent games included 27-point wins over both 0-13 Gaithersburg and 1-11 Clarksburg. Junior Max Williams and senior Bobby Zedak are both averaging 16.5 PPG for the Vikings, and will need to keep performing at a high level if the Vikings want to remain undefeated as they look to avenge two consecutive state championship losses. 2. The game of the season for Montgomery County teams is yet to take place, and it won’t come until the final day of the regular season. Magruder (12-1) is set to travel to Poolesville (11-1) in the last game of the season on February 20. Prior to that, both teams have high-stakes match ups, as the Colonels are also set to rematch the 8-4 Paint Branch Panthers at home on Friday. The Panthers handed Magruder their lone loss, coming in a 62-48 road defeat. So far, Magruder has six wins over +.500 teams. Poolesville (11-1) is riding a 10 game win streak but they have not played a +.500 team in over three weeks. Their most recent game against a team with a winning record was against the 8-4 Seneca Valley Raiders, where they won by 20 points. The Falcons are set to face Northwest (7-7) and Clarksburg (1-11) before a rematch on the road against the Raiders, which is set to tip off on Friday at 7:15. 3. Five teams, Seneca Valley, Damascus, Walter Johnson, Paint Branch, and Blair all currently sit at 8-4. Out of these five, Paint Branch has the hardest schedule, with five games scheduled against winning teams, including 9-3 Kennedy, 11-3 Blake, and 12-1 Magruder while Blake has the easiest with just three, those being 9-3 Richard Montgomery, 9-3 Kennedy, and 7-5 Sherwood. Damascus comes in second, followed by Seneca Valley and Walter Johnson. 4. The Gaithersburg Trojans, who are yet to capture their first win this season have several chances before the end of the season to avoid a totally winless campaign. After tomorrow’s game against 12-1 Magruder, they’re set to travel to Paint Branch to take on the 3-8 Panther on Wednesday. Following that game, they’ll host the 3-10 Springbrook Blue Devils on Friday, and then the 2-11 Northwood squad to wrap up their season on February 20. Both of Northwood’s wins came against 1-11 teams, as they took down Rockville at home by five points in Mid-December, and Einstein on the road by seven on January 14. 5. Four teams in the East are separated by just one game in league play, with Blake and Magruder at 4-1 while Sherwood and Paint Branch sit at 3-2. Each team will face two of the others by the end of this week with the final of the three before the season’s end. Apart from divisional games, Blake will have a three-game stretch where they play 0-13 Gaithersburg, 6-6 Bethesda-Chevy Chase, and 4-8 Wootton. Sherwood will play 3-10 Springbrook in their first game back from the week off, but they will finish their season against 11-0 Whitman, 8-4 Blair, and 8-4 Walter Johnson. Finally, Paint Branch will host 8-4 Damascus and will travel to face 9-4 Kennedy in two of their final three games of the regular season. A big shakeup could be coming in the East division before playoffs begin!
Photo courtesy of Poolesville Athletics Instagram. Two 4-1 teams took the court Monday night for a heavyweight bout — and the product didn’t disappoint. Though low scoring, the Falcons ultimately seized the 48-44 victory to improve to 5-1 and tie for fourth in the county standings. The Panthers opened up an early 9-2 lead, thanks to a deep three and some free throw opportunities. Poolesville’s zone defense, combined with Paint Branch’s nifty cutting and quick finishing caught the Falcons off guard. Ryan Bobb hit his stride early for Paint Branch after being a huge factor for the Falcons in the second half of their game against Blake. Bobb was a consistent scorer from both deep and the midrange Monday, and even earned himself a trip to the free throw line early. His efforts accounted for the Panthers’ 17-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. It didn’t take long for the Falcons to get back in the game, however. Poolesville embarked on a rapid 8-0 run to seize the lead, and it was all done inside the arc. But the Panthers didn’t back down from this sudden explosion, using some of its own physicality to assert itself inside. A tough drive and and-one finish capped off a 6-0 run of their own to give them a 24-18 lead. Paint Branch ultimately led 28-25 at the halftime break. Armaan Jain was the catalyst for many of Poolesville’s scores late in the period, asserting himself on drives to the cup and contorting his body around defenders. Jordan Smith tied things immediately coming out of the break with a corner three. But after that, it took over two minutes before the next bucket was scored by either team. Jain potted the next bucket on a fastbreak to give the Falcons their first lead. Poolesville’s aggressive drives weren’t met with much resistance down the stretch — yet, Paint Branch found a way to keep pace. Despite being down 38-30 as the third quarter’s end approached, the Panthers slowly found a way to claw back as time ticked down, hitting multiple free throws. Paint Branch tied the game with four minutes to play, and then cut the score to 42-41 with a clutch and-one bucket with 2:43 left. An extremely timely corner three pushed that advantage to four on the next possession, and that score remained until the final minute. With 15 seconds left, Bobb had some last-second heroics left in him, unleashing a double-covered, fadeaway three that sunk right through the net. But still being down one, Paint Branch was forced to foul. And while Poolesville calmly hit its free throws, Paint Branch ultimately failed to respond, resulting in the loss. Poolesville is next set to take on Clarksburg on Jan 6.
Walkersville extended its win streak to three with a 67-55 road win over Boonsboro. The Lions were led by Dylan White who finished with 19 points. Ak Whitby added 17 points 22 rebounds and 2 blocks. Trevor Pfeil and James Stier both chipped in 13 points.
Brunswick boys varsity basketball vs Walkersville boys varsity basketball played last night 2/4/25. The Walkersville Lions beat Brunswick by two(50-48) last time they met. Brunswick was looking to make the series even, but the Lions didn't make it easy. Walkersville came out of the gate hot and took a 9-0 lead to start the first. Brunswick's bench wasn't going to let this game get out of hand by bringing the energy. Brunswick started to find themselves again by hitting some threes that came from Aaron Birney and Jackson Dudley. Mark Cooke also put in some work to help Brunswick close the gap from 9-0 to 13-11. Walkersville still holding a steady lead started to hit some tough shots increasing their lead at half 30-23. Brunswick came out at half and played the best defense they've played all season, but they couldn't buy a bucket. It seemed that every shot that went up spun in and out for Brunswick and Walkerville started to find the basket. Walkerville still held the lead at the end of the third 40-30. Brunswick continued to play elite defense, even bringing Walkervilles lead within six, but they couldn't seem to make a shot or grab a rebound. Walkersville ended up winning 56-40, sweeping Brunswick this season. Mark Cooke led the Roaders in scoring with 11, points also came from Jackson Dudley, Aaron Birney, Shayne Wineguard, and Eli Miller.
Walkersville was led by Ak Whitby who finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Dylan White added 15 points 5 rebounds and 3assists, while Trevor Pfeil had 13 points 5 rebounds 4 assists aand 3 steals. The win improves the Lions record to 8-9 overall on the season.
Ak Whitby led the Lions with 23 points and 7 rebounds. Dylan White and James Stier each had 11 points.
Blake Main. 14pts. 4rebs Ish Badaki. 12pts 9rebs. 4blks Eli Weddle. 9rebs
Walkersville used a 25-8 3rd quarter run and went on to 67-40 victory. The Lions were led by Dylan White who finished with 10 points. Trevor Pfeil added 15 points and 15 rebounds and AK Whitby posted a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. James Stier finished with 10 points
Hollis Briggs 15pts 2stl 2rebs Blake Main. 11pts 5rebs 2ast
Brunswick varsity men's basketball played Walkersville varsity men's basketball the night of 1/8/25. Walkersville and Brunswick battled hard the whole night with Jackson Dudley leading off the scoring for Brunswick and with Mark Cooke also contributing to Brunswick. At the end of the first the Walkersville Lions were winning 17-12. The Brunswick Roaders continued to fight making it close at halftime, but the Lions still held a slim lead at 27-22. Both teams came out at halftime and made a defensive stand. Each team couldn't seem to fight the basket as Brunswick only scored 10 and Walkersville only scored 9. But in the end Walservilles lead from the first was too much for Brunswick to overcome as they lost 50-48. Brunswick did go down fighting as Mark Cooke had 18, Jackson Dudley had 7, Eli Miller had 7, Jacob Genos had 9, Brady Renn had 4, and Aaron Birney had 3.
Walkersville bounced back from Tuesday night's loads with a 59-46 victory over Boonsboro. Dylan White and AK Whitby poured in 19 points a piece for the Lions. White added 5 rebounds while Whitby recorded his first double double of the year with 12 rebounds. Jr. Trevor Pfeil had a great all-around game finishing with 13 points 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals. The win improves the Lions record to 2-1.
Hollis Briggs - 13pts Carter Jackson - 8pts
Tuscarora erased a six point deficit in the 4th quarter to escape with a 53-49 victory. Walkersville was led by Dylan White 12 points, 4 assists and AK Whitby 12 points and 8 rebounds. Trevor Pfiel added 10 points and James Stier chipped in 9 points and 6 rebounds. Walkersville falls to 1-1 on the season. From Walkersville Head Coach Mike Mathis
Walkersville pulled away in the 4th quarter to secure a 52-42 over FSK. The Lions were led by Dylan White who finished with 15 points and 4 steals. Trevor Pfiel added 10 points and 7 rebounds and James Stier also had 10 points to go along with 3 assists. The Lions host Tuscarora on Tuesday. In the JV game FSK pulled away late for the win 51-43. Ivan Ansong had 14points for the Lions.
In a thrilling basketball showdown on January 5, 2024, Walkersville High School dominated Williamsport High School with a resounding 69-53 victory. Darius Eubank’s 21-point spectacle, backed by Kenyon Johnson's 19 points and 13 rebounds, propelled the Lions to triumph. Elijah Brown, Dylan White, and the dynamic duo of Brown and Justin Pfeil with their assists showcased impeccable teamwork, securing Walkersville's impressive 8-2 record as they left the court amid thunderous applause from their supporters. countysports.zone/scores/view/V96BrzCgAKF6_yQREH3WT